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Category: News

Celebrating LGBT+ History Month

24th February 202224th February 2022
Luke Searle
News

This month is LGBT+ History month. LGBT+ History Month is a month-long celebration that recognises the triumphs and legacy of LGBT+ historical figures. This is in aid to promote equality and diversity in our society and communities. Our team would

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Reflection: ATHEN STEM Conference: Starting with Math

A variety of mathematical equations on a chalkboard.
23rd February 202223rd February 2022
Luke Searle
Creating Content, Events, News, Reflection

Recently, I attended a two-day conference where experts shared their best practices, solutions and techniques, for accessing and creating accessible STEM content in higher education. This conference will inform strategies for creating accessible STEM content. The event started at 05:00

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Best Fully Online Course: Blackboard & VLE Awards

21st February 202221st February 2022
Dimitra Makrozonari
News

For this year’s 10th anniversary of the University’s Blackboard & VLE Awards, there are 10 award categories for staff nominations. In this blog post, the featured category is ‘Best Fully Online Course’ and we are sharing an interactive ThingLink presentation.

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Innovative & Creative Courses: Blackboard & VLE Awards

Thinglink Presentation of Innovation
21st February 202221st February 2022
Dimitra Lamprinou
News

For this year’s 10th anniversary of the University’s Blackboard & VLE Awards, there are 10 award categories for staff nominations. In this blog post the featured category is ‘Innovative and creative courses’ and we are sharing an interactive ThingLink presentation.

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Best development of employability skills: Blackboard and VLE Awards

18th February 202218th February 2022
James Allen
News

For this year’s 10th anniversary of the University’s Blackboard & VLE Awards, there are 10 award categories for staff nominations. In this blog post, we focus on courses that shine when it comes to development of student employability skills.

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Changes to our Media Team

Camera on tripod filming a view of a lake and mountains
14th December 202115th December 2021
Sarah Fielding
News

Due to some staffing changes, our always in-demand Media Team will be operating at a reduced capacity for the early part of next year. Team Lead From the 17th of December we say a temporary goodbye to Sofia Bazzini, Media

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360 camera review by Peter Morgan

20th October 202120th October 2021
Mimi Lee
News

Digital Learning Media team have some kit to loan out to encourage everyone to have a go at creating their own media. Recently, Peter Morgan from the School of Geography and Environmental Science requested the loan of the Nikon Keymission

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Goodbye to our Accessibility Allies intern team

27th September 202128th September 2021
Sarah Fielding
News

Since mid-July we have been working with a team of 5 interns. They have improved the accessibility scores of Blackboard Modules and contributed to various communications about the project. Emily, Stefan, Velina, and Sian are returning to their studies as

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An Accessibility Allies intern journey

person using macbook pro on table
27th September 202128th September 2021
sb2u21
News

Introduction Hi! My name is Sian, and I am a soon to be second-year student at the University of Southampton. During this summer I wanted to challenge myself – in the form of an internship (which I had never done

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From online learning to an Accessibility Ally

27th September 202128th September 2021
cc2u21
News

Picture this, 5 months studying in Norway, exploring new places, feeling refreshed ready to start the second half of my third year of University back in Southampton. I managed to have all of January off as I didn’t have exams, so was

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Spring cleaning your Blackboard sites: are you environmentally-friendly and accessible?

27th May 202127th May 2021
Sarah Fielding
Creating Content, News

A new norm- Yes, it’s a phrase that divides the audience. Some of us are weary of the over used phrases (unprecedented, anyone?). Others are excited at the prospect of real change. In education I don’t think we really want

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7 Lessons learned from lockdown home-schooling

A blackboard sign with Welcome please come in, written on it.
20th April 202120th April 2021
Sarah Fielding
News

My children went back to school seven weeks ago. This blog post sat in a corner of my brain, waiting for when I had caught up on workload. That is unlikely to actually happen, and the raw edges of the

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Digital Learning Media team to launch film school Summer 2021

13th April 202120th April 2021
Mimi Lee
News

At the start of the pandemic, the Media Development team produced the Video Survival Guide to help staff get the basics right for producing videos from home. Continuing the University’s strategy to enhance the quality of our online offering, the Digital Learning team are now setting up a broader Film School for later in 2021.

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UDLHE Digicon 2021: Guiding this moment in HE

UDLHE Digicon logo
22nd February 202122nd February 2021
Tamsyn Smith
Events, News

On February 4th and 5th, Matt Deeprose and I took part in UDLHE Digicon. This was an online conference about Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Higher Education. It was our first time attending this event. The conference was wholly

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Biological Sciences practical videos and skull virtual lab

lab experiment
21st December 202021st December 2020
Mimi Lee
News

About the project With online education still very much a hot topic, the Media team have been busy producing several teaching resources for Biological Sciences in the run up to the Christmas holidays. To date, we have produced 6 practical

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Christmas Decorations

4th December 20204th December 2020
Dimitra Makrozonari
News

Decorate our Christmas Tree and read some useful tips on resources that will help you out with the educational technology.

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How can I improve the accessibility of my emails?

An email in Outlook automatically asking the sender to resolve accessibility issues.
23rd November 202015th December 2020
Matthew Deeprose
News, Tech tips

I recently attended AbilityNet’s TechShare Pro 2020 conference. In this post, I’m going to share a top tip I learned from Microsoft. When creating an email in Outlook 365 you can check for any accessibility issues. Checking Email Accessibility Once

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Should you use Significant Figures or Decimal Places when setting Answer Set options for Calculated Formula questions in Blackboard?

Screenshot showing the choice of whether to use Decimals or Significant figures.
18th November 202029th November 2020
Matthew Deeprose
Case study, News, Tech tips

Blackboard tests are a hot topic at the moment. On the Digital Learning Connect Teams Area we recently received a question from Dr Gabriel Weymouth: I’m positive this is clearly documented somewhere, but I can’t find it. How do you

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Virtual backgrounds when creating PowerPoint Recordings

Screenshot of a narrated powerpoint, a custom background appears behind the presenter.
16th November 202024th November 2020
Matthew Deeprose
Creating Content, News, Tech tips

For recorded lectures and presentations, some colleagues prefer to create narrated PowerPoint files. You can include your webcam video in these types of recordings, this helps students to see you and your passion for your subject and helps to build

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Εngage students and make them speak over Teams and ΒΒ Collaborate

Teenage girl with headphones having an online school class at home.
12th November 202024th November 2020
Dimitra Makrozonari
News

Have you experienced the following scenario? You teach a class online and ask a question at the cohort, a few seconds have passed, and no answer. This awkwardness makes you continue with the answers. So what can you do not

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How to use virtual backgrounds with Blackboard Collaborate

Use a Virtual Background with Blackboard Collaborate
26th October 202024th November 2020
Matthew Deeprose
News, Tech tips

The ability to hide your background in Blackboard Collaborate is one of the most requested features on the Blackboard Community site. In addition, it has been requested many times by colleagues at the University of Southampton. This post will teach

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Using the Blackboard ‘Self and Peer Assessment’ tool with groups

Four self and peer assignments, each using adaptive release rules.
6th October 202017th May 2022
Matthew Deeprose
Case study, News

On the CHEP Community Team Dr Poshak Gandhi asked some questions about peer assessment: “My module has 170 students, split into 4 groups of about 42 students each. I want to create an assignment for peer assessment, with each group

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Artificial Intelligence Transforms The Learning Experience in Higher Education

Financial analysts.
30th September 202024th November 2020
Dimitra Makrozonari
News

“As a technologist, I see how Artificial Intelligence [AI] and the fourth industrial revolution will impact every aspect of people’s lives.” – Fei-Fei Li , Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University AI ‘s main goal is to automate routine

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Why are online forums useful?

Group of young people with smart phones, digital tablets and laptop.
30th September 20208th December 2020
Dimitra Makrozonari
Creating Content, News

Forums are more essential than you would think and they can help your students to engage with the courses. Forums are very useful and play a key role in the online classroom, helping the students connect with each other, and

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Articulate Rise 360

Four stick figures celebrating under a Rise logo.
3rd September 202017th February 2021
Mimi Lee
Creating Content, News, Tech tips

Earlier this month, I was given access to an Articulate 360 license which included a whole load of goodies developed by Articulate; Storyline 360, Studio 360, Replay 360 and Peek 360, Review 360 and Rise 360. From this bundle, I

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Filming ‘for real’ in the new normal

Microphone on a stand.
15th July 202024th November 2020
Josef Brett
Creating Content, News

Today, (14th of July) for the first time in over four months, my colleague Sofy Bazzini and I had a real video shoot, in a real location, with real people and real cameras… and it was… odd! This may sound

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Attending the Immersive Learning Research Conference 2020

This is the main stage at the iLRN conference 2020.
13th July 202024th November 2020
Paul Blatch
Events, News

Captain’s Log:  June 2020 I find myself in a strange world. The inhabitants are sentient yet look like cartoons. They appear to be talking to me in my own language, asking me questions about my latest work in innovation. No,

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Blackboard European Teaching and Learning Conference

Slightly open laptop showing a coloured glow on the keyboard.
19th June 202024th November 2020
Sarah Fielding
News

The Blackboard European Teaching and Learning Conference was online this year. 871 people attended from 276 educational institutions in 32 countries. Being online allowed attendees from further afield to attend such as the US, Singapore, and Lebanon. The conference ran across 3 weeks

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Introducing the new Digital Learning Team

A grey and black butterfly on pink and white flowers.
19th June 202024th November 2020
Sarah Fielding
News

The iSolutions restructure has led to a few changes for Digital Learning. On the 1st of June, the new structure took effect. Yes, we did keep the name this time (!) and we are very pleased about it. The team

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Using webcams and mobile phones for filming

Group of people having a video conference.
18th June 202024th November 2020
Mimi Lee
Creating Content, News

As the saying goes “The Show must go on” …. And throughout this COVID19 pandemic, this saying very much reflects on the work of our academic staff who are doing a sterling job in ensuring that teaching continues, albeit more

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